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zorillos

zorillos is the plural of zorillo.

Meaning of zorillo

Noun

zorillo (plural zorillos)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Striped skunk
    • We saw also a couple of Zorillos, or skunks,--odious animals, which are far from uncommon. In general appearance the Zorillo resembles a polecat, but it is rather larger, and much thicker in proportion. Conscious of its power, it roams by day about the open plain, and fears neither dog nor man. If...1839, Robert FitzRoy, Phillip Parker King, Charles Darwin, Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the Years 1826 and 1836, […], volume (please specify...

Questions about zorillos

What is zorillos the plural of?
Zorillos is the plural of zorillo.

Words near zorillos in the dictionary

  1. zorilla
  2. zorillas
  3. zorille
  4. zorilles
  5. zorillo
  6. zorillos
  7. zorils
  8. zorino
  9. zoris
  10. Zorislav
  11. zorite

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